Танец эпохи модерна как знаковая система

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Heterogeneous contributions of change in population distribution of body mass index to change in obesity and underweight NCD Risk Factor Collaboration (NCD-RisC)

From 1985 to 2016, the prevalence of underweight decreased, and that of obesity and severe obesity increased, in most regions, with significant variation in the magnitude of these changes across regions. We investigated how much change in mean body mass index (BMI) explains changes in the prevalence of underweight, obesity, and severe obesity in different regions using data from 2896 population-based studies with 187 million participants. Changes in the prevalence of underweight and total obesity, and to a lesser extent severe obesity, are largely driven by shifts in the distribution of BMI, with smaller contributions from changes in the shape of the distribution. In East and Southeast Asia and sub-Saharan Africa, the underweight tail of the BMI distribution was left behind as the distribution shifted. There is a need for policies that address all forms of malnutrition by making healthy foods accessible and affordable, while restricting unhealthy foods through fiscal and regulatory restrictions

Feedback och hälsa : en studie hos ett statligt verk

Today, many discussions are taking place through different platforms concerning the huge problem of ill health within modern society. Ill health tends to affect both children and adults. For the adult sector ill health may lead to doctor’s notification of illness in the short term and on the long term permanent disability benefit. In the mass media there are often articles published that point out the rising number of people with sick pay and people being given permanent disability benefit. One of the main causes for increasing adult ill health may be seen within the rising tempo of our working conditions, company downsizing and a growing unbalance between demands and resources. Does there lie any means for us to reduce the ill health situation in today’s society and at the same time try to maintain the level of health status we have at the moment? What can be done within companies/organisations to reduce ill health and maintain our level of well-being? Is feedback an important tool we can implement? My main aim with this survey is to analyse if there does in fact lie any connection between external forms of feedback and the personnel’s perception of their own health within Government Authorities. I shall also probe into the area of any possible connection between aims, motivation, safety within one’s professional trade and health awareness. In order to reach my main aim, I have used a quantitative survey which I sent to employees working within five different sections of a Government Authority. As I was given the possibility to use an electronic question formulae, the participants have been able send their answers through their computers. Through my study I have reached the conclusion that there is no direct connection between external forms of feedback and the employees’ perception of their own health situation. Neither can any connection be shown through the results in any form, between aims of employees, employees’ motivation, nor safety awareness within their professional trades and health. On the contrary, the results point towards an indirect connection between when feedback reduces insecurity within trade professionalism.Det förs i dag diskussioner i många olika forum om att ohälsa är ett stort problem i dagens samhälle. Ohälsa drabbar såväl barn som vuxna. För de vuxna kan ohälsa leda till sjukskrivning och på sikt även sjukbidrag. I dagstidningarna kan vi ofta läsa någon artikel eller notis angående höga sjuktal och ”förtidspensioner”. En starkt bidragande orsak till de vuxnas ohälsa är arbetslivets villkor orsakade av högt tempo, slimmade organisationer och obalans mellan krav och resurser. Finns det då något som vi kan göra för att minska ohälsan i samhället och försöka bibehålla den hälsostatus vi har för närvarande? Vad kan vi göra ute i de olika företagen/organisa¬tionerna för att minska ohälsa och bibehålla vår hälsostatus? Är feedback ett verktyg vi kan använda oss av? Mitt syfte med detta arbete är att undersöka om det föreligger något samband mellan yttre form av feedback och de anställdas upplevda hälsa i ett statligt verk. Jag vill även undersöka om det finns något samband mellan upplevd hälsa och mål, motivation samt säkerhet i yrkesrollen. För att uppnå mitt syfte har jag använt mig av en kvantitativ studie där jag skickat ut enkäter till medarbetare på fem sektioner på ett statligt verk. Eftersom jag fick möjlighet att använda mig av en enkätdatabas har respondenterna fått svara på frågorna via sin dator. I min studie har jag kommit fram till att det inte finns något direkt samband mellan yttre form av feedback och de anställdas upplevda hälsa. Resultaten visar inte heller på något direkt samband mellan mål, de anställdas motivation eller säkerhet i yrkesrollen och upplevd hälsa. Snarare går det att tyda en indirekt koppling mellan feedback och hälsa där feedback minskar osäkerheten i yrkesrollen

Psykiskt partnervåld: Studenters uppfattning om allvarlighetsgrad

Psykiskt partnervåld är ett komplext och svåråtkomligt område som ofta sker i det dolda. Syftet med studien var att undersöka studenters uppfattning om allvarlighetsgrad av psykiskt partnervåld. Deltagarna var totalt 189, varav 62 var män. Metoden var en 2 x 2 kvasi-experimentell vinjettdesign, där variablerna lägre respektive högre grad av psykiskt partnervåld tillsammans med en manlig respektive kvinnlig gärningsperson manipulerades. Den underliggande teoretiska grunden var normaliseringsprocessen. Vad gällde allvarlighetsgraden studerades även polisanmälan, straff och domar. Resultatet visade att manliga gärningspersoner generellt uppfattades begå en allvarligare handling. Samt att psykiskt partnervåld överlag uppfattades vara relativt allvarligt, vilket går emot den allmänna uppfattningen som snarare är det motsatta.Psychological intimate partner violence (IPV) is a complex and inaccessible field that often occurs in secret. The purpose was to investigate students’ perception of the severity of psychological IPV. The total of participants was 189, of whom 62 were men. The method was a 2 x 2 quasi-experimental vignette design, where the variables lower and higher degree of severity along with a male or female perpetrator was manipulated. The underlying theory was the normalization process. Police report, punishment and convictions were also studied regarding the severity. The results showed that the male perpetrator generally perceived to be committing a more serious action. And that the psychological IPV generally perceived to be relatively serious, which goes against the general perception

Motivation and job satisfaction : A qualitative case study about motivations amongst correctional officers

Att uppnå motivation bland medarbetare kräver tålamod och öppenhet från en organisation. Lyckas detta arbete blir det många fördelar för organisationen. Motivation och arbetstillfredsställelse är de två mest utforskade ämnena inom organisationsstudier. Kunskap om motivation bland medarbetare är betydelsefullt, eftersom det påverkar medarbetarnas arbetstillfredsställelse. Människor i en organisation är olika, har olika behov och motiveras av olika saker, vilket även påverkar arbetstillfredsställelsen. Att arbeta med att öka motivationen bland medarbetare är ett viktigt men också ett komplext arbete. Detta arbete kan försvåras i stora statliga organisationer inom rättsväsendet, eftersom medarbetare inom rättsväsendet har ett viktigt samhällsuppdrag samtidigt som risken att utsättas för hot eller hot om våld är mer framträdande än i andra yrkesgrupper. Syfte med denna studie har varit att bidra med kunskap om hur motivation påverkar medarbetares arbetstillfredsställelse inom Kriminalvården. Studien bygger på en kvalitativ metod där 15 semistrukturerade intervjuer genomförts med kriminalvårdare som arbetar klientnära på ett säkerhetshäkte. Empirin har analyserats utifrån en teoretisk analysmodell som grundar sig på Herzbergs tvåfaktorsteori och Self-determination teorin. I det empiriska materialet har det framkommit några motivationsfaktorer som inte går att förklara utifrån Herzbergs tvåfaktorsteori eller Self-determination teorin. Dessa faktorer är utmaningar, mellanmänskliga relationer, trygghet och säkerhet, samhällsnytta och lön. Studiens slutsatser indikerar på att det finns flera motivationsfaktorer som är av betydelse för kriminalvårdares arbetstillfredsställelse. De mest framträdande är erkännande och bekräftelse, tillhörighet, utveckling, trygghet och säkerhet samt mellanmänskliga relationer. Avslutningsvis lyfter respondenterna systematisk återkoppling som ett viktigt verktyg för motivation och arbetstillfredsställelse.To achieve employee motivation requires patience and openness from an organization. If this work is successful, there will be many benefits for the organization. Motivation and job satisfaction are two of the most researched topics in organizational studies. Knowledge about employee motivation is important because it affects employee job satisfaction. People in an organization are different, have different needs and are motivated by different things, which also affects job satisfaction. Working to increase motivation among employees is an important but also a complex process. This work can be made more difficult in large governmental organizations in the judicial system, as employees in the judicial system have an important social mission, while the risk of being exposed to threats or threats of violence is more prominent than in other occupational groups. The purpose of this study has been to contribute knowledge about how motivation affects employees' job satisfaction in the Swedish Prison and Probation Service. The study is based on a qualitative method where 15 semi-structured interviews were conducted with correctional officers who work close to clients at a security jail. The empirical data has been analyzed by a theoretical analysis model based on Herzberg's two-factor theory and Self-determination theory. The empirical material has revealed some motivational factors that cannot be explained by Herzberg's two-factor theory or the Self-determination theory. These factors are challenges, interpersonal relationships, safety and security, social benefit and salary. The study's conclusions indicate that there are several motivational factors that are important for correctional officer’s job satisfaction. These are acknowledgment and confirmation, belonging, development, safety and security, as well as interpersonal relationships. Finally, respondents highlight systematic feedback as an important tool for motivation and job satisfaction

Motivation and job satisfaction : A qualitative case study about motivations amongst correctional officers

Att uppnå motivation bland medarbetare kräver tålamod och öppenhet från en organisation. Lyckas detta arbete blir det många fördelar för organisationen. Motivation och arbetstillfredsställelse är de två mest utforskade ämnena inom organisationsstudier. Kunskap om motivation bland medarbetare är betydelsefullt, eftersom det påverkar medarbetarnas arbetstillfredsställelse. Människor i en organisation är olika, har olika behov och motiveras av olika saker, vilket även påverkar arbetstillfredsställelsen. Att arbeta med att öka motivationen bland medarbetare är ett viktigt men också ett komplext arbete. Detta arbete kan försvåras i stora statliga organisationer inom rättsväsendet, eftersom medarbetare inom rättsväsendet har ett viktigt samhällsuppdrag samtidigt som risken att utsättas för hot eller hot om våld är mer framträdande än i andra yrkesgrupper. Syfte med denna studie har varit att bidra med kunskap om hur motivation påverkar medarbetares arbetstillfredsställelse inom Kriminalvården. Studien bygger på en kvalitativ metod där 15 semistrukturerade intervjuer genomförts med kriminalvårdare som arbetar klientnära på ett säkerhetshäkte. Empirin har analyserats utifrån en teoretisk analysmodell som grundar sig på Herzbergs tvåfaktorsteori och Self-determination teorin. I det empiriska materialet har det framkommit några motivationsfaktorer som inte går att förklara utifrån Herzbergs tvåfaktorsteori eller Self-determination teorin. Dessa faktorer är utmaningar, mellanmänskliga relationer, trygghet och säkerhet, samhällsnytta och lön. Studiens slutsatser indikerar på att det finns flera motivationsfaktorer som är av betydelse för kriminalvårdares arbetstillfredsställelse. De mest framträdande är erkännande och bekräftelse, tillhörighet, utveckling, trygghet och säkerhet samt mellanmänskliga relationer. Avslutningsvis lyfter respondenterna systematisk återkoppling som ett viktigt verktyg för motivation och arbetstillfredsställelse.To achieve employee motivation requires patience and openness from an organization. If this work is successful, there will be many benefits for the organization. Motivation and job satisfaction are two of the most researched topics in organizational studies. Knowledge about employee motivation is important because it affects employee job satisfaction. People in an organization are different, have different needs and are motivated by different things, which also affects job satisfaction. Working to increase motivation among employees is an important but also a complex process. This work can be made more difficult in large governmental organizations in the judicial system, as employees in the judicial system have an important social mission, while the risk of being exposed to threats or threats of violence is more prominent than in other occupational groups. The purpose of this study has been to contribute knowledge about how motivation affects employees' job satisfaction in the Swedish Prison and Probation Service. The study is based on a qualitative method where 15 semi-structured interviews were conducted with correctional officers who work close to clients at a security jail. The empirical data has been analyzed by a theoretical analysis model based on Herzberg's two-factor theory and Self-determination theory. The empirical material has revealed some motivational factors that cannot be explained by Herzberg's two-factor theory or the Self-determination theory. These factors are challenges, interpersonal relationships, safety and security, social benefit and salary. The study's conclusions indicate that there are several motivational factors that are important for correctional officer’s job satisfaction. These are acknowledgment and confirmation, belonging, development, safety and security, as well as interpersonal relationships. Finally, respondents highlight systematic feedback as an important tool for motivation and job satisfaction

Disciplined by tests

This article reports on a Swedish research project on the reintroduction of national tests in mathematics for nine- to ten-year-old pupils. Data were collected over a period of three years (2010-2012) by video recording test situations in different classrooms and by conducting video-stimulated recall interviews with children. The aim is to explore and analyse the testing situation and how it creates different positions for children. We conclude that discourses of testing, caring and competition, sometimes strengthening and sometimes shadowing each other and thereby, produce knowledge in children about success and failure in mathematics, positioning children as ‘winners’ or ‘losers’. The tests are interpreted as a technology – a form of disciplinary power that functions at the level of the body (Foucault, 1980).Vad gör testandet med eleven? En studie kring nationella prov i matemati

Disciplined by tests

This article reports on a Swedish research project on the reintroduction of national tests in mathematics for nine- to ten-year-old pupils. Data were collected over a period of three years (2010-2012) by video recording test situations in different classrooms and by conducting video-stimulated recall interviews with children. The aim is to explore and analyse the testing situation and how it creates different positions for children. We conclude that discourses of testing, caring and competition, sometimes strengthening and sometimes shadowing each other and thereby, produce knowledge in children about success and failure in mathematics, positioning children as ‘winners’ or ‘losers’. The tests are interpreted as a technology – a form of disciplinary power that functions at the level of the body (Foucault, 1980).Vad gör testandet med eleven? En studie kring nationella prov i matemati

Disciplined by tests

This article reports on a Swedish research project on the reintroduction of national tests in mathematics for nine- to ten-year-old pupils. Data were collected over a period of three years (2010-2012) by video recording test situations in different classrooms and by conducting video-stimulated recall interviews with children. The aim is to explore and analyse the testing situation and how it creates different positions for children. We conclude that discourses of testing, caring and competition, sometimes strengthening and sometimes shadowing each other and thereby, produce knowledge in children about success and failure in mathematics, positioning children as ‘winners’ or ‘losers’. The tests are interpreted as a technology – a form of disciplinary power that functions at the level of the body (Foucault, 1980).Vad gör testandet med eleven? En studie kring nationella prov i matemati

Colorectal Cancer Cell Spheroids Co-Cultured with Molecularly Imprinted Fluorescent Particles Targeting Sialic Acid Show Preserved Cell Viability

In vitro cultured 3D models of CRC have been demonstrated to hold considerable worth in drug discovery, drug resistance analysis, and in studying cell-cell and cell-matrix interactions that occur in the tumor microenvironment. The 3D models resemble the in vivo physiological microenvironment by replicating the cell type composition and tissue architecture. Molecularly imprinted polymers (MIPs) have been investigated for use instead of antibodies against small non-immunogenic structures, such as sialic acid (SA). Glyco-conjugates including SA are present on all cells, and often deregulated on cancer cells. Here, we present a novel approach for targeting and detecting colorectal cancer cells (CRC) by using in vitro cultured HT29 3D spheroids co-cultured in vitro with either fluorescent MIPs targeting SA, SA-MIPs, or the two lectins targeting SA, MAL I, and SNA. Both formaldehyde-fixed and viable HT29 3D spheroids with or without SA-MIPs were imaged in 3D by confocal microscopy. The results revealed a preserved cell morphology and viability of the HT29 3D spheroids co-cultured in vitro with SA-MIPs. However, the lectins MAL I and SNA targeting the α-2,3 or α-2,6 SA glycosidic linkages, respectively, affected the cell viability when co-cultured with the viable HT29 3D spheroids, and no living cells could be detected. Here, we have shown that the SA-MIPs could be used as a safe and low-cost diagnostic tool for targeting and detecting cancer cells in a physiologically relevant 3D cancer model in vitro